Old World Portraits
Captain Robert Man
John Francis Rigaud
A distinguished 18th-century naval portrait by John Francis Rigaud, capturing a captain against an atmospheric maritime horizon.
Portrait of an East India Company Captain
Stephen Hewson
1800 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A distinguished late 18th-century maritime portrait of an East India Company captain set against an atmospheric coastal sky.
$129
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with warm, lived-in color — holds a formal wall with confidence.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Dining Room
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Olive green, Warm beige
About the piece
This formal oil portrait by Stephen Hewson captures a captain of the East India Company in the late Georgian era. Dressed in a dark navy uniform with intricate gold lace and a white cravat, the subject is rendered with a steady, commanding gaze against a backdrop of a rolling sea and a meticulously detailed merchant vessel. The work elegantly combines the dignity of traditional European portraiture with the adventurous spirit of maritime history.
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